9 Best Creative Writing Books
Goal: Find the best Creative Writing books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best creative writing books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
9 Best Creative Writing Books
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Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
Also recommended by:
Tim Ferriss, Daniel Pink, Susan Cain, Ryan Holiday, Matt Mullenweg, Ramit Sethi, Brian Koppelman, Mark Bittman, Matt Haig, Mike Birbiglia
On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Also recommended by:
Jason Calacanis, Brian Koppelman, Russell Moore, Edgar Wright
The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Aubrey Marcus, Ryan Holiday, Seth Godin, Brian Koppelman, Marie Forleo, Daniel Pink, Derek Sivers, Jen Sincero, Soman Chainani, Russell Moore, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Danny Miranda, Michael Hyatt
The Artist's Way
Morning Pages Journal
by Julia Cameron
Also recommended by:
Find Your Voice
A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth
by Angie Thomas
Linguistics
Why It Matters
by Geoffrey K. Pullum
On Poetry
by Jonathan Davidson
Sources
- 1
Top 10 Books on Creative Writing
henryharvin.com
- 2
Ten of the Best Books for Writers - The Creative Life
thecreativelife.net
- 3
The 12 Best Books on Writing I've Ever Read - Jerry Jenkins
jerryjenkins.com
- 4
The 20+ Best Books on Creative Writing - Broke by Books
brokebybooks.com
- 5
Top 10 books about creative writing | Creative writing | The Guardian
theguardian.com
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